Atwood disputes the theory that her 1985 novel is set in a purely feminist dystopia: class comes before gender as a ranking factor in Gilead, a military dictatorship built on the remains of the US. Still, it"s close, with women divided into eight strata - "wives" at the top, "unwomen" at the bottom.
Top 10 Dystopias | FutureLapse - Envisioning the World of Tomorrow
Thursday, 11 February 2016
Top 10 Dystopias | FutureLapse - Envisioning the World of Tomorrow
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